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Denbighshire

In Denbighshire, benefit spending per resident was higher than in 95% of local authorities in 2024-25.

97,868 residents (mid-2024)

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

At a glance

How does Denbighshire compare?

We divide each type of spending by the people it is for. A rank of 1 is the highest of the local authorities in Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

  • All benefits

    £5,753£5,777£5,457

    per resident, 2024-251-11

    18th of 348, higher than in 95% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £4,441£4,460£4,212

  • Pensioner benefits

    £12,848£12,903£12,187

    per person aged 66 and over, 2024-251-3, 6, 8-11

    123rd of 347, higher than in 64% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £12,728£12,782£12,073

  • Working-age benefits

    £2,651£2,662£2,515

    per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-251-3, 7, 9-11

    48th of 350, higher than in 86% of local authorities

    Great Britain: £2,093£2,102£1,985

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Main figures for Denbighshire
MeasureValueRankGreat Britain
Benefit spending, per resident, 2024-25£5,753£5,777£5,45718th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212
Spending on pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,848£12,903£12,187123rd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073
Spending on working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,651£2,662£2,51548th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985

Spending by benefit, 2024-25

Where does Denbighshire's benefit money go?

People here received £563.0 million£565.4 million£534.0 million in benefits in 2024-25, in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation. Each square is £1 million.1-11

Spending in Denbighshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £265.1m; Pension Credit £12.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £22.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.78m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £70.7m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £17.9m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £10.0m; Universal Credit £109.0m; Housing Benefit £24.3m; Employment and Support Allowance £28.7m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.44m; Income Support £0.74m; Other benefits £0.80mState Pension: £265.1mPension Credit: £12.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £22.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.78mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £70.7mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £17.9mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £10.0mUniversal Credit: £109.0mHousing Benefit: £24.3mEmployment and Support Allowance: £28.7mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.44mIncome Support: £0.74mOther benefits: £0.80m
Spending in Denbighshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £266.2m; Pension Credit £12.3m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £22.3m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.78m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £71.0m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £18.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £10.0m; Universal Credit £109.5m; Housing Benefit £24.4m; Employment and Support Allowance £28.9m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.44m; Income Support £0.74m; Other benefits £0.81mState Pension: £266.2mPension Credit: £12.3mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £22.3mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.78mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £71.0mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £18.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £10.0mUniversal Credit: £109.5mHousing Benefit: £24.4mEmployment and Support Allowance: £28.9mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.44mIncome Support: £0.74mOther benefits: £0.81m
Spending in Denbighshire, 2024-25, one square per £1 million: State Pension £251.5m; Pension Credit £11.6m; Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment £21.1m; Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment £0.74m; Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment £67.0m; Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment £17.0m; Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment £9.5m; Universal Credit £103.4m; Housing Benefit £23.1m; Employment and Support Allowance £27.3m; Jobseeker's Allowance £0.41m; Income Support £0.70m; Other benefits £0.76mState Pension: £251.5mPension Credit: £11.6mAttendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment: £21.1mWinter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment: £0.74mPersonal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment: £67.0mDisability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment: £17.0mCarer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment: £9.5mUniversal Credit: £103.4mHousing Benefit: £23.1mEmployment and Support Allowance: £27.3mJobseeker's Allowance: £0.41mIncome Support: £0.70mOther benefits: £0.76m
  1. State Pension£265.1m£266.2m£251.5m
  2. Pension Credit£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m
  3. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£22.3m£22.3m£21.1m
  4. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m
  5. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£70.7m£71.0m£67.0m
  6. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m
  7. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m
  8. Universal Credit£109.0m£109.5m£103.4m
  9. Housing Benefit£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m
  10. Employment and Support Allowance£28.7m£28.9m£27.3m
  11. Jobseeker's Allowance£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m
  12. Income Support£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m
  13. Other benefits£0.80m£0.81m£0.76m
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Spending by benefit in Denbighshire, 2024-25
BenefitSpendingShareFigure type
State Pension£265.1m£266.2m£251.5m47%Published
Pension Credit£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m2%Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment£22.3m£22.3m£21.1m4%Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m0.1%Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment£70.7m£71.0m£67.0m13%Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m3%Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m2%Published
Universal Credit£109.0m£109.5m£103.4m19%Published
Housing Benefit£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m4%Published
Employment and Support Allowance£28.7m£28.9m£27.3m5%Published
Jobseeker's Allowance£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m0.1%Published
Income Support£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m0.1%Published
Other benefits£0.80m£0.81m£0.76m0.1%Published
All benefits£563.0m£565.4m£534.0m100%Total

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How has it changed over time?
Is spending what you would expect?

Compared with similar areas

Spending compared with the expected level

We work out an expected level of spending from the share of children and of people aged 66 and over, how deprived the area is, typical pay and which nation it is in. This compares the area with similar areas. It does not measure need.

Each bar starts at the expected level. A bar reaches the edge when the difference is larger than in 98% of local authorities.

  • All benefits, per resident1-11, 14-17

    All benefits: actual £5,753, expected £5,501, difference +£252

    Actual £5,753£5,777£5,457Expected £5,501£5,524£5,218Difference +£252+£253+£239

    Benefit spending per resident was £252 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £253 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Benefit spending per resident was £239 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 87% of the differences in this measure.

  • Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over1-3, 6, 8-11, 14-17

    Pensioner benefits: actual £12,848, expected £12,889, difference −£42

    Actual £12,848£12,903£12,187Expected £12,889£12,944£12,226Difference −£42−£42−£39

    Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £42 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £42 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on pensioner benefits per person aged 66 and over was £39 below the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 35% of the differences in this measure.

  • Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 641-3, 7, 9-11, 14-17

    Working-age benefits: actual £2,651, expected £2,401, difference +£250

    Actual £2,651£2,662£2,515Expected £2,401£2,411£2,277Difference +£250+£251+£237

    Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £250 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £251 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay.Spending on working-age benefits per person aged 16 to 64 was £237 above the level we would expect from age, deprivation and pay. Across all local authorities, these factors explain 85% of the differences in this measure.

The expected level comes from one statistical model across all areas of the same type. It uses ages, deprivation within each nation, typical pay and nation, and the methods page lists its figures. The difference compares an area only with areas that are similar on these measures. Rents, disability, household make-up and how many eligible people claim are not in the model, so the difference does not measure need.

How we work out the expected level

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Actual and expected spending in Denbighshire
MeasureActualExpectedDifference
All benefits, per resident£5,753£5,777£5,457£5,501£5,524£5,218+£252+£253+£239
Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over£12,848£12,903£12,187£12,889£12,944£12,226−£42−£42−£39
Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64£2,651£2,662£2,515£2,401£2,411£2,277+£250+£251+£237
How much income tax do residents pay?

Income tax only

Benefit spending and income tax paid by residents

In 2023-24, people in Denbighshire received £2.24 in benefits for each £1 of income tax that residents paid. Both figures are per resident, for the same tax year, 2023-24. Income tax is only one tax. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT or council tax.

Income tax paid by residents (income tax only), per resident9-13
£2,423£2,396£2,211
Survey estimate
Benefit spending, per resident
£5,438£5,379£4,963
Benefits for each £1 of income tax1-8, 12-13
£2.24
24th of 346, higher than in 93% of local authorities

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

HMRC estimates income tax by area from a sample survey, the Survey of Personal Incomes, based on where taxpayers live. Figures for small areas are less certain, and HMRC does not publish some of them.

Spending and income tax are for the same year. Constituency income tax on the 2024 boundaries is only published for 2023-24.

Who lives here?

Profile

Deprivation and age

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way. So we compare Denbighshire only with other areas in Wales.

Group 5 of 10 in Wales, where group 1 is the most deprived tenth of areas. Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025.15

Residents by age, mid-2024

  • Aged 0 to 1516,990
  • Aged 16 to 6456,171
  • Aged 651,325
  • Aged 66 and over23,382
  • All residents97,868
Which conditions are disability benefits paid for?

Disability benefit, July 2026

Personal Independence Payment by main condition

9,940 people in Denbighshire receive Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This shows the main condition each person has, compared with England and Wales. Every bar uses the same scale.3

  • Psychiatric disorders

    40%

    England and Wales: 39%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)

    21%

    England and Wales: 19%

  • Neurological disease

    11%

    England and Wales: 13%

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

    13%

    England and Wales: 12%

  • Respiratory disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 4%

  • Malignant disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Cardiovascular disease

    3%

    England and Wales: 3%

  • Other condition groups (14)

    7%

    England and Wales: 8%

People receiving Personal Independence Payment, by the main condition recorded at their assessment, in the groups DWP uses. Stat-Xplore changes small counts slightly to protect privacy, so the groups can add up to a few people more or less than the area's total. The comparison is with England and Wales, because Scotland has no figures by area.

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Personal Independence Payment by main disabling condition in Denbighshire
Condition groupPeopleShareEngland and Wales
Psychiatric disorders4,01140%39%
Musculoskeletal disease (general)2,04321%19%
Neurological disease1,08911%13%
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)1,25113%12%
Respiratory disease3433%4%
Malignant disease2673%3%
Cardiovascular disease2653%3%
Visual disease1081%2%
Endocrine disease840.8%1%
Hearing disorders780.8%1%
Gastrointestinal disease971.0%1%
Genitourinary disease840.8%0.9%
Skin disease640.6%0.7%
Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders)460.5%0.5%
Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract390.4%0.4%
Infectious disease380.4%0.4%
Haematological disease120.1%0.2%
Metabolic disease100.1%0.2%
Unknown or missing60.1%0.1%
Multisystem and extremes of age00%0.1%
Diseases of the immune system50.1%0.0%
Which areas are most like this one?

Similar areas

The 15 local authorities most like Denbighshire

We match areas anywhere in Great Britain on age, deprivation, pay and how many people live in each square kilometre. We do not match on place or spending. A smaller score means more alike. Bars show all benefits per resident, 2024-25.

  1. DenbighshireThis area£5,753£5,777£5,457
  2. North Devon0.77£4,951£4,972£4,696Compare
  3. Melton0.77£4,311£4,330£4,090Compare
  4. South Holland0.85£4,635£4,655£4,397Compare
  5. Breckland0.88£4,725£4,745£4,482Compare
  6. Pembrokeshire1.05£5,346£5,369£5,071Compare
  7. Gwynedd1.12£4,616£4,636£4,379Compare
  8. Bassetlaw1.17£4,694£4,714£4,452Compare
  9. Herefordshire, County of1.18£4,730£4,750£4,486Compare
  10. Wychavon1.25£4,555£4,574£4,320Compare
  11. Somerset1.25£4,694£4,714£4,453Compare
  12. Angus1.27£5,119£5,140£4,855Compare
  13. West Lindsey1.28£4,968£4,990£4,713Compare
  14. High Peak1.29£4,523£4,543£4,291Compare
  15. Redcar and Cleveland1.29£5,680£5,704£5,387Compare
  16. Teignbridge1.30£5,026£5,048£4,768Compare
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Areas most like Denbighshire
AreaScoreAll benefits, per resident
Denbighshire£5,753£5,777£5,457
North Devon0.77£4,951£4,972£4,696
Melton0.77£4,311£4,330£4,090
South Holland0.85£4,635£4,655£4,397
Breckland0.88£4,725£4,745£4,482
Pembrokeshire1.05£5,346£5,369£5,071
Gwynedd1.12£4,616£4,636£4,379
Bassetlaw1.17£4,694£4,714£4,452
Herefordshire, County of1.18£4,730£4,750£4,486
Wychavon1.25£4,555£4,574£4,320
Somerset1.25£4,694£4,714£4,453
Angus1.27£5,119£5,140£4,855
West Lindsey1.28£4,968£4,990£4,713
High Peak1.29£4,523£4,543£4,291
Redcar and Cleveland1.29£5,680£5,704£5,387
Teignbridge1.30£5,026£5,048£4,768
Which other areas overlap it?

Overlapping areas

The constituencies that overlap Denbighshire

Each share is the part of Denbighshire's residents who live in that area.

Every figure, in one table

Every figure

Every figure, with its rank

Every figure we publish for Denbighshire, in total and per person. Each has its rank among the local authorities of Great Britain and the figure for Great Britain. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Spending by benefit1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£563.0m£565.4m£534.0m216th of 348£299.0bn£300.3bn£283.6bnPublished
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,753£5,777£5,45718th of 348£4,441£4,460£4,212Published
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£300.4m£301.7m£284.9m242nd of 348£154.0bn£154.6bn£146.1bnPublished
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,070£3,083£2,91252nd of 348£2,287£2,297£2,170Published
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,848£12,903£12,187123rd of 347£12,728£12,782£12,073Published
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£148.9m£149.5m£141.2m200th of 350£88.8bn£89.1bn£84.2bnPublished
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,521£1,528£1,44384th of 350£1,318£1,324£1,250Published
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,651£2,662£2,51548th of 350£2,093£2,102£1,985Published
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£265.1m£266.2m£251.5m245th of 348£138.4bn£138.9bn£131.2bnPublished
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,709£2,720£2,57068th of 348£2,055£2,064£1,949Published
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,338£11,387£10,755267th of 347£11,435£11,484£10,847Published
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£12.3m£12.3m£11.6m171st of 350£6.3bn£6.4bn£6.0bnPublished
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£125£126£11946th of 350£94£94£89Published
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£524£527£497106th of 349£523£525£496Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£22.3m£22.3m£21.1m148th of 350£9.0bn£9.0bn£8.5bnPublished
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£227£228£2168th of 350£133£134£126Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£952£956£90323rd of 349£741£744£703Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.78m£0.78m£0.74m157th of 350£346.1m£347.6m£328.3mPublished
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.93£7.96£7.5213th of 350£5.14£5.17£4.88Published
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£33£33£3193rd of 349£29£29£27Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£70.7m£71.0m£67.0m155th of 350£30.4bn£30.5bn£28.9bnPublished
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£722£725£68521st of 350£452£454£429Published
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.9m£18.0m£17.0m193rd of 350£9.1bn£9.2bn£8.6bnPublished
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£183£184£17342nd of 350£135£136£128Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.0m£10.0m£9.5m168th of 350£4.9bn£4.9bn£4.6bnPublished
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£102£103£9746th of 350£72£73£69Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£178£179£16927th of 350£115£115£109Published
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£109.0m£109.5m£103.4m210th of 350£70.3bn£70.6bn£66.7bnPublished
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,114£1,119£1,056107th of 350£1,044£1,048£990Published
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,941£1,949£1,84172nd of 350£1,657£1,664£1,572Published
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.3m£24.4m£23.1m201st of 350£16.3bn£16.4bn£15.5bnPublished
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£249£250£23689th of 350£242£243£230Published
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£28.7m£28.9m£27.3m161st of 350£13.0bn£13.0bn£12.3bnPublished
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£294£295£27828th of 350£193£193£183Published
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£511£514£48519th of 350£306£307£290Published
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m263rd of 350£329.6m£331.0m£312.7mPublished
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.46£4.48£4.23173rd of 350£4.89£4.91£4.64Published
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.76£7.79£7.36143rd of 350£7.77£7.80£7.37Published
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.74m£0.74m£0.70m139th of 350£294.9m£296.2m£279.7mPublished
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.57£7.60£7.1822nd of 350£4.38£4.39£4.15Published
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1315th of 350£6.96£6.99£6.60Published
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.80m£0.81m£0.76m226th of 350£414.2m£415.9m£392.9mPublished
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£8.21£8.25£7.7948th of 350£6.15£6.17£5.83Published
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.2424th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
People receiving benefits3-4, 6-7, 9-11
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
State Pensiontotal, March 202623,592246th of 35012,207,279Published
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026241.163rd of 350181.3Published
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,009.0180th of 3491,009.0Published
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,999165th of 3501,380,853Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202630.623rd of 35020.5Published
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026128.3100th of 349114.1Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,468164th of 3501,881,995Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202645.716th of 35028.0Published
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026191.130th of 349155.6Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,937168th of 3504,594,229Published
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026101.531st of 35068.2Published
Universal Credittotal, May 202613,326208th of 3508,145,172Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026136.293rd of 350121.0Published
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026237.261st of 350192.1Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,044184th of 3501,090,721Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202620.966th of 35016.2Published
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.447th of 35025.7Published
Income tax1-13
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
Income taxtotal, 2023-24£235.6m£233.0m£215.0m319th of 348£293.3bn£290.1bn£267.7bnSurvey estimate
Income taxper resident, 2023-24£2,423£2,396£2,211293rd of 348£4,409£4,361£4,024Survey estimate
Benefits and income taxfor each £1 of income tax, 2023-24£2.2424th of 346£0.95Survey estimate
Compared with the expected level1-11, 14-17
MeasureValueRankGreat BritainFigure type
All benefits against expectedper resident, 2024-25£252£253£23943rd of 346£4.74£4.76£4.50Estimated
Pensioner benefits against expectedper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25−£42−£42−£39205th of 346−£11−£11−£10Estimated
Working-age benefits against expectedper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£250£251£23739th of 348£8.64£8.68£8.20Estimated

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Where do the numbers come from?

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Limits and sources

Limits of the figures for Denbighshire

England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation in their own way, so we compare areas only with others in the same nation. Areas are split into 10 equal groups, from 1, the most deprived tenth, to 10, the least deprived.

Income tax only. There are no area figures for National Insurance, VAT, council tax or other taxes.

People receiving Personal Independence Payment, by the main condition recorded at their assessment, in the groups DWP uses. Stat-Xplore changes small counts slightly to protect privacy, so the groups can add up to a few people more or less than the area's total. The comparison is with England and Wales, because Scotland has no figures by area.

Sources

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  12. 12HM Revenue and Customs. Income and tax by borough and district or unitary authority (Table 3.14). Published 29 April 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  13. 13HM Revenue and Customs. Income and tax by parliamentary constituency (Table 3.15). Published 29 April 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  14. 14Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. English indices of deprivation 2025. Published 19 November 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  15. 15Welsh Government. Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  16. 16Scottish Government. Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020. Published 28 January 2020. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  17. 17Office for National Statistics. Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, resident analysis, 2024 (Nomis NM_30_1). Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.

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